Phillip's Family
Timothy Facts
Before the wreck
Life on the Cay
Life after the rescue
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Where Phillip's family is originally from?

Virginia.

100

Approximately how old is Timothy?

Over 60 years.

100

What time period does this story take place?

What is during WWII.

100

Why does Timothy make a rope for Phillip?

To help him navigate the island.
100
Did Phillip ever regain his sight?
What is yes, he did.
200

Currently, Phillip and his family live on what island?

Curacao

200
Where is Timothy from?
What is St. Thomas
200

What is the ship called that Timothy and his mother were sailing on before it was torpedoed?

S.S. Hato.

200

How does Phillip lose his sight on the raft?

He was hit in the head/staring at the sun too long.

200

Why didn't the first plane not see Phillip's signal fire?

The smoke wasn't dark enough.

300

Who Phillips's best friend?

Henrik van Boven

300

Timothy does voodoo. What is a jumbi?

Spirit of bad luck

300
What was Phillip's first reaction to leaving Curacao?
What is he was angry because he didn't want to leave.
300
Why did Timothy tie Phillip and himself to a tree?
What is because a storm was coming?
300

How does Phillip make the smoke darker so that it can be seen?

Grape leaves.

400

What is Phillip's last name?

Enright.

400

Why does Timothy first lose his strength while on the island?

He becomes ill with malaria.

400

What is Phillip's initial reaction to seeing the U-boats off the coast of Curacao? 

Excitement

400

Why did Timothy put Stewcat on the raft in the ocean?

To scare away the evil jumbi.

400
What country were the people who rescued Phillip from?
What is America.
500

What is the occupation of Phillip's father?

Worker at an oil refinery.

500

How does Timothy treat Phillip?

Fatherly

500

Where was the SS Hato planning to stop prior to going to Miami?

Panama

500
What was Timothy too old to do, that Timothy was scared to do at first?
What is climb the coconut tree.
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What does Phillip take with him to remember Timothy?

Timothy's pocketknife.